Hyphenation of precipitous

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word precipitous? This word can be hyphenated and contains 4 syllables as shown below.

pre-cip-i-tous

Definitions of precipitous:

1.	Done with very great haste and without due deliberation Hasty marriage seldom proveth well- Shakespeare Hasty makeshifts take the place of planning- Arthur Geddes Rejected what was regarded as an overhasty plan for reconversion Wondered whether they had been rather precipitate in deposing the king
2.	Extremely steep An abrupt canyon The precipitous rapids of the upper river The precipitous hills of Chinese paintings A sharp drop

Synonyms of precipitous:

adj	hasty, overhasty, precipitate, precipitant, hurried
adj	cliffy, clifflike
adj	abrupt, sharp, steep

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